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Saw Mill Road, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Saw Mill Road, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/saw-mill-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO1 2ZL, CO1 2ZQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£229,629
31 sales
Price range
£145k – £353k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Jun 2025
CO1 2ZL

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At a glance

House prices£230k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkColchester Town station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband75% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold59% freeholdAcross 34 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

31 property sales on Saw Mill Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 27 Jun 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £178,500. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% flat, 29% detached, 10% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Saw Mill Road range from £145,000 to £352,500. 59% of homes sold here were freehold and 41% leasehold.

House prices on Saw Mill Road compared

CO1 postcode area£250,439
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Saw Mill Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £233,000 (4 sales)2016£233k2017: £203,374 (4 sales)2017£203k2018: £250,500 (4 sales)2018£251k2019: £197,833 (6 sales)2019£198k2020: £165,500 (1 sales)2020£166k2021: £247,500 (5 sales)2021£248k2022: £290,833 (3 sales)2022£291k2023: £172,500 (1 sales)2023£173k2024: £210,000 (2 sales)2024£210k2025: £316,000 (1 sales)2025£316k

Tenure: 59% freehold and 41% leasehold across 34 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat16£178,50019 Jul 2024
Detached9£288,4445 May 2022
Semi-detached3£268,49816 Apr 2021
Terraced3£287,00027 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Saw Mill Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 27 Jun 2025£316,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 19 Jul 2024£257,000 FlatFreehold
1, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 23 May 2024£185,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 17 Mar 2024£163,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZQ 20 Feb 2023£172,500 FlatLeasehold
7, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 28 Nov 2022£170,000 FlatLeasehold
37, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 5 May 2022£350,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 31 Mar 2022£352,500 DetachedFreehold
15, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 29 Sep 2021£242,500 FlatFreehold
25, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 9 Jun 2021£270,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZQ 4 May 2021£162,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZQ 16 Apr 2021£275,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 26 Mar 2021£287,500 DetachedFreehold
9, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 6 Mar 2020£165,500 FlatLeasehold
2, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZQ 28 Nov 2019£147,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 28 Nov 2019£275,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 29 Oct 2019£145,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 11 Oct 2019£190,000 FlatFreehold
1, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 1 Jul 2019£160,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZQ 18 Mar 2019£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZQ 20 Nov 2018£251,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZQ 6 Aug 2018£255,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 2 Aug 2018£290,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 16 Feb 2018£171,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 8 Feb 2018£290,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 1 Dec 2017£165,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 22 May 2017£221,000 FlatFreehold
12, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZQ 28 Mar 2017£167,500 FlatLeasehold
16, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZQ 20 Jan 2017£259,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 21 Dec 2016£275,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 28 Oct 2016£157,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZQ 15 Jul 2016£156,995 FlatLeasehold
39, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZL 4 Mar 2016£255,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Saw Mill Road CO1 2ZQ 29 Feb 2016£245,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
25, Saw Mill Road £270,000 (Jun 2021) → £316,000 (Jun 2025) +17%
over 4 yrs
15, Saw Mill Road £221,000 (May 2017) → £242,500 (Sep 2021) → £257,000 (Jul 2024) +16%
over 7 yrs
1, Saw Mill Road £160,000 (Jul 2019) → £185,000 (May 2024) +16%
over 5 yrs
5, Saw Mill Road £145,000 (Oct 2019) → £163,000 (Mar 2024) +12%
over 4 yrs
37, Saw Mill Road £275,000 (Dec 2016) → £287,500 (Mar 2021) → £350,000 (May 2022) +27%
over 5 yrs
19, Saw Mill Road £290,000 (Aug 2018) → £352,500 (Mar 2022) +22%
over 4 yrs
12, Saw Mill Road £167,500 (Mar 2017) → £162,000 (May 2021) -3%
over 4 yrs
16, Saw Mill Road £259,995 (Jan 2017) → £275,500 (Apr 2021) +6%
over 4 yrs
9, Saw Mill Road £171,000 (Feb 2018) → £165,500 (Mar 2020) -3%
over 2 yrs
18, Saw Mill Road £245,000 (Feb 2016) → £255,000 (Aug 2018) → £251,000 (Nov 2018) +2%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Saw Mill Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 438 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St. George's School 609 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Kendall Church of England Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
Unity Primary Academy 432 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 186 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
The Sixth Form College Colchester 16 plus 16–99 Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Colchester Town station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Colchester station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cannon Street (opp, Barrack St) 2 min walk
  • Cannon Street (adj, Barrack St) 2 min walk
  • Wimpole Road (adj, Magdalen St) 3 min walk
  • Port Lane (adj, Barrack St) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.4 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.4 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Magdalen Express · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wimpole Road Foodstore · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Colchester St Andrews Avenue · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Fittleworth Medical Ltd · 0.2 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dentoworld · 0.3 mi
  • Wimpole Road (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Care · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income2 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned21.2%62.5%
Private rented43.1%20.3%
Social rented35.5%17.1%
Households650

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6473.6%64.1%
Aged 65+5.2%18.6%
Residents1,575

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)75%80%
Gigabit-capable75%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks86%92%

Share of homes across Colchester with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Saw Mill Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White72.1%87%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.8%3.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%2.9%
Other ethnic group4.1%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion47.6%44.3%
Christian34.6%44.4%
Muslim6.4%2.1%
Not answered6.3%6.2%
Hindu2.9%1.3%
Other religion1.6%0.6%
Buddhist0.7%0.7%
Jewish0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK69.4%85.5%
Born outside the UK30.6%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above27.1%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications25.1%19.5%
No qualifications15.1%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications15%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%10.3%
Apprenticeship3.7%5.2%
Other qualifications3%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health46.7%49.2%
Good health35.2%34.7%
Fair health13.1%11.9%
Bad health3.9%3.3%
Very bad health1.1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
No cars or vans in household45.4%18.2%
1 car or van in household41.1%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household11.1%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%10.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Colchester.

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  • Belvoir 0.6 mi
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